Why are high school and college sports SUCH a big deal in the States?

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I know that the answer is ‘scholarships’ for college, but like, why? I’m in the UK and even schools that have a big reputation for sport are nowhere near as intense as the states. Reading parenting subs atm talking about signing up 5 year olds for specific sports so that they’ll have a shot of making the team in high school. That just feels insane to me.

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High school and college athletes do not get paid. Schools with big sports programs make a ton of money off of it, so they have plenty of money for scholarships. You have to remember that everything in America is for profit, and we do love our free labor.

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